http://www.49ersauthorizedshops.com/auth...ner-jersey , maybe the headline is a bit misleading. Obviously, the team did more than enough through three quarters to put themselves in a good position to earn their first victory of the season, but the final quarter felt like an entirely different game. It was a performance marred by mental mistakes, incomplete adjustments, exposed youngsters and some of the worst tackling I’ve ever seen. Luckily, the final scoreboard won’t have me unironically typing out the hackneyed “snatching defeat from the jaws of victory”, but, in reality, the team backed into a referee bailout and a few overthrown balls to avoid a Matt Stafford-led 4th quarter comeback. After securing a 14 point lead, the team seemingly let off the gas, and settled for a field goaldeep in enemy territory to push the margin to 17. From there, the proverbial wheels fell off, and the 49ers offense was virtually incapable of moving the ball. The most complimentary thing I can say about the defensive performance to close out the game is that they had 11 men on the field. You know, except for that one time that they didn’t, and Kyle Shanahan was forced to burn a timeout. The defense was fairly solid (until they weren’t) throughout much of the game, minimizing the effectiveness of the Lions’ ground game, and forcing opposing head coach Matt Patricia to rely on Stafford’s arm. The historically prolific quarterback and talented receiver corps found some success in the early-on, but it wasn’t until the pressure was on that they really found a rhythm. Two of their fourth quarter drives found paydirt, which doubled their point total from the previous three quarters, and drew them within a field goal of the 49ers. Those two drives combined to chew just 5 minutes of clock, during which time Stafford threw for roughly 160 yards (just shy of half of his total yardage for the game) and two of his three touchdowns. In fact, they had found such success in (frequently) working Ahkello Witherspoon over that he was eventually pulled for Jimmie Ward.The offense Solomon Thomas jersey , as a whole, had a pretty rocky game. They found success in the run game early and often, as well as capitalizing on Lions’ penalties and favorable field position. However, the passing game was largely boxed into a short-yardage attack, which shouldn’t be particularly surprising, considering the fact that Marquise Goodwin was unavailable to stretch the defense vertically. An extremely poor performance by an offensive line only compounded matters; there is some truth to several of the six sacks surrendered being the result of tight coverage, but that’s a marginal detail in terms of absolution.However, it was a victory. An ugly one, for sure, but still a mark in the “W” column. Kyle Shanahan had been part of one of the worst chokejobs in Superbowl history, and was fortunate to not let the former Patriots defensive coordinator get the better of him this time. The 49ers have an extremely difficult opponent in the Chiefs coming up next Sunday, and I can only hope they’ll be able to utilize some of the coachable moments that’ll undoubtedly show up in the film sessions.Overview Week 2 review | Almquist, KNBR | Almquist (2), KNBR | Biderman, Sac Bee | Biderman (2), Sac Bee | Wagoner, ESPN | Associated Press via ESPN | Madson, NinerswireWeek 2 analysis | Maiocco, NBC Sports Bay Area | Biderman, Sac Bee | Madson, Ninerswire | Lowder, NinerswireWeek 2 injuries | Madson Authentic Ahkello Witherspoon jersey , NinerswireIndividual Accolades, InterviewsAhkello Witherspoon’s bad day | Maiocco, NBC Sports Bay AreaJimmy Garoppolo watch: week 2 | Maiocco, NBC Sports Bay Area | KNBR StaffKendrick Bourne found redemption from week 1 blunder | Maiocco, NBC Sports Bay AreaMatt Breida’s big TD run a major key in win | Madson, NinerswirePierre Garcon’s downfield block key to week 2 victory | Maiocco, NBC Sports Bay AreaRichard Sherman displeased with narrow victory | Maiocco, NBC Sports Bay AreaMiscellaneousJosh Gordon rumors | Montero, KNBR | Montero (2), KNBR | Madson, Ninerswire | Branch, SF Gate49ers avoided dreaded 0-2 start to the season The San Francisco 49ers improved to 1-1 on the season on Sunday, defeating the Detroit Lions by a final score of 30-27. Week 2 comes to a close later tonight when the Chicago Bears host the Seattle Seahawks on Monday Night Football.MNF is a huge game, and really this week was a huge one for any team that opened the season 0-1. Entering Week 2, we regularly heard the stat about 0-2 teams not making the playoffs. Something like 90 percent of teams that start the regular season 0-2 do not make the playoffs. The Seahawks and Bears both lost last week, so the loser of Monday Night Football gets to fall into that category.In reality, the stat is kind of bogus for purposes of discussion. Most teams that start 0-2 are not good football teams, and when a good team stumbles out of the gate, they’ve likely got better than 10 percent odds of making the playoffs. And yet, it is still something worth tracking because, why not?There are six teams that now sit at 0-2 following Sunday’s contests: Arizona Cardinals, Detroit Lions Youth DeForest Buckner jersey , New York Giants, Oakland Raiders, Houston Texans, Buffalo Bills. Barring a tie, either the Seahawks or Bears will join this list.Meanwhile, the list of 2-0 teams features a mix of expected and unexpected teams. On the one hand, the Kansas Jacksonville Jaguars and Los Angeles Rams make sense. The Denver Broncos are not entirely shocking given their schedule to open the season, and the same holds true for the Cincinnati Bengals. The Kansas City Chiefs seem a spot below that, unless you were big on Patrick Mahomes.That leaves us with the Miami Dolphins and Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The Dolphins beat the Tennessee Titans at home and then beat the New York Jets on the road. Neither were gimmes, but they were not shocking wins. The Bucs, on the other hand, are a whole different beast. They went into the Big Easy and beat the New Orleans Saints in a shootout, and then welcomed the defending champion Philadelphia Eagles with a victory. How for real are the Bucs?Our 49ers sit at 1-1, a game back of the Rams in the NFC West. I am fascinated to see what comes of tonight’s Seahawks-Bears game. I am picking the Bears to win and cover the 4.5 point spread, in part because I think their defensive front will decimate that Seahawks offensive line. Of course, underdogs were 10-4 against the spread on Sunday, so I would not be at all surprised to see the Seahawks go on the road and knock off the Bears. Chicago could have a great defense this year, but they still have a second-year quarterback facing a lot of questions. But a 1-1 Seahawks team is a lot different than an 0-2 Seahawks squad in my mind.